Behind the Beautiful Forevers - reviews of 'epic' stage show

David Hare turns bestselling book about Mumbai slums into a kaleidoscopic spectacle

Behind the Beautiful Forevers

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David Hare's stage adaptation of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, has opened at the National Theatre, London. Rufus Norris directs Hare's new play, based on Katherine Boo's bestselling 'non-fiction novel' exploring the lives of the residents of Mumbai's Annawadi slum.

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